Right next door, at Edible Earthscapes some unusual things are growing. – July, 2015 NOT AT ALL MAINSTREAM The crops our friends are growing next door range from conventional (tomatoes, cucumbers) to unexpected (burdock root, rice and lotus.) The rice paddies make a nice home for frogs and turtles, too. IRRESISTIBLE […]
You don’t turn 50 every day. Ted helped Helen celebrate her fiftieth on July 11, 2015. PARTY LIGHTS AND SMILES Helen and Ted moved into the neighborhood less than a year ago and already have made it into a perfect place to entertain friends. KOI POND PONDERING Bob and Ted are likely
A vibrant new family moved into our neighborhood in July and Camille was on hand to capture one of the big moving days – July 22, 2015 MUST HAVES This will be a home with music and pets. The piano was a major challenge but their two Boston Bulls just walked into their new
Visiting family, celebrating Camille’s birthday, partying with our old neighbors, catching the rose virus, harvesting garden abundance and playing around at work all in one great month! GOODBYES AND HELLOS IN JERSEY Joe, Camille and Jim said goodbye to Nana and Grandpa and spend the evening at Shawn and Frank’s and more at: One
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The last day of our annual May family visit happened to be in June. – June 1, 2015 BITTERSWEET REUNION Cousin Mark took Camille and her brothers to pay their respects to their grandparents, Frank and Helen. Although Joe and Jim have been to this grave, this was the first time for Camille and she found
Matt and Dana announced their engagement and Matt’s mother Melanie threw a party not to be missed on June 13th, 2015 ALL DRESSED UP You have to admit we clean up nicely. Lyle, Tami, Bob and Camille car-pooled up to Chapel Hill to honor long-time friends Matt and Dana who will be getting married
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Camille woke one day in June with Rose Fever, passing it to Haruka and Bob and inspiring us to take a stab at growing hybrid tea roses organically. – June, 2015 RALEIGH RECONNAISSANCE Haruka and Camille drove up to to the big city early one pretty morning to get ideas and inspiration from the Raleigh
Our world is full of edible, beautiful, fragrant flora at work and at home. – June, 2015 AT WORK Piedmont Tropicals is bursting with healthy ginger and turmeric. Ginger on the left, red turmeric in the middle and yellow turmeric on the right. POTATOES In June, Bob harvested nearly fifty pounds of
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Flowers, food, frogs, family, friends and fun – sounds like a fabulous month to us! MAY FLOWERS From peonies to chives, May is the best month for eye-candy. See more at: May Flowers OUR LITTLE FROG Hangs out by our water feature, eating mosquito larvae and making a splash when we walk by. Obviously
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Proof that April showers bring May flowers – May, 2015 PEONIES We don’t regret investing in five peony plants a few years ago. They are among the first flowers to spark our yard with fragrance. MRS. FDR Mrs. FDR was the first to bloom this year on May 2nd, a week or two later
